“All done? Was Mr. Redland easy to work with?” Amelia asked.
Robert grinned. “Surprisingly easy. He’s loaded and doesn’t care about money—if he wants something, he just goes for it.”
Amelia rolled her eyes. “Well, of course he does. What’s the point of hesitating? Wait around long enough and some jerk with no scruples will swoop in and snatch it away.”
Before they could chat more, a voice cut in from the side, dry and laced with sarcasm.
Robert didn’t seem surprised to run into Daniel at the expo. He just smiled. “After all that drinking last night, you still look alright.”
Daniel was never one for friendly small talk. He scanned Robert up and down with deliberate slowness. “You’re the one looking rough. Feeling a bit… under the weather?”
Here we go again, thought Amelia, her expression unreadable.
Robert just brushed it off and changed the subject. “We were about to grab some lunch. Want to join us?”
The memory of last night was still fresh in Amelia’s mind. Before Daniel could answer, she jumped in quickly, “Actually, Ruby just called me. It’s been ages since I’ve had dinner with her—I promised I’d eat at home tonight.”
If they wanted to eat together, fine. Amelia had no interest in getting dragged along and intended to keep her life as drama-free as possible.
“Am I invited by Mr. Rubin?” Daniel put on his most agreeable expression, as if he might say yes, but then pretended to think it over. With an exaggerated sigh, he finally said, “I’m afraid I can’t. My wife and daughter have barely seen me lately—I promised I’d eat at home tonight too.”
Robert: “…”
As if Amelia would ever let him through the front door.
Of course, Daniel never got that dinner with his “wife.” Amelia wouldn’t have let him anywhere near her house.
For the next few days of the tech expo, Daniel showed up like clockwork, wandering around near Amelia, always managing to find the perfect vantage point to “rest” and keep an eye on her. Even the director started to notice.


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